Basic Mind Maps can be developed simply on a blank sheet of paper, a white board or on a computer.

Mind Map Development

Central Topic: Draw a large circle or square in the middle of the paper, screen, etc. This is the central basis of the theme/topic of the Mind Map.

Main Branches: Draw lines out from the central shape and create branches, draw smaller circles, shapes, which will represent some main categories or sub-topics, this is related to the central topic/idea.

Sub-Branches: From the categories of the sup-topics draw smaller lines, these lead to more specific detail or sub-categories.

Keywords: Write a single keyword on each line that represents an idea of that branch

Images: use images to make the Mind Map more creative, draw images next to the keyword, this creates a more visual Mind Map.

Basic Mind Maps can be adapted to many situations which can help you connect skills, ideas, relationships and encourage creativity, they can be simple like a flow chart when developing a presentation.